3 Minute Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

Close your eyes and image fresh mashed potatoes on your plate… Can you almost smell it? Does your mouth water as much as mine does? I absolutely love mashes potatoes. It is one of my favorite side dishes and it goes so well with most of the recipes I make.

One of my favorite meals is chicken or steak with a side of veggies and mashes potatoes. Mmmm! I love making tasty mashed potatoes, you know, the kind that doesn’t require gravy because they taste so good on their own.

Over the years I’ve perfected my recipe but there was one BIG problem. Potatoes take a long time to cook! I can’t tell you how many times I forgot I was cooking them and I would end up with a pot of burned potatoes. It happened so many times since I became a mom that I gave up on mashed potatoes.

The instant pot is a 7 in 1 machine that pressure cooks and slow cooks. I mostly use it as a pressure cooker, slow cooker and rice cooker but you can even make yogurt with it!

Believe it or not, I had my Instant Pot for over a year before I realized I could make mashed potatoes. I gave it a go and I was impressed, not only did my potatoes cook in record time, it was the best mashed potatoes I had ever made – confirmed by my husband and picky kids.

Now I can make amazing mashed potatoes in less than 10 minutes. It takes about 2 minutes to peel the potatoes, 3 minutes to cook them, a few more minutes to wait for the Instant Pot to depressurize and about 2 minutes to prep them.

Ever since I discovered I can make mashed potatoes this way, I make them quite often. They’re just so good! But the best part is that if I forgot I’m cooking them, that’s okay because they won’t burn in the Instant Pot.

If you haven’t tried my other Instant Pot recipes already, click here to see them all.

I am so excited to share this recipe with you because I am sure your friends and family are going to love it as much as we do!

3 Minute Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

This recipe serves a family of 4 with big size portions. If you need to make a bigger batch just adjust the cooking time by adding a few extra minutes.

Directions:

Wash and peel potatoes. I have left the skin on the potatoes on some occasions and it tastes good too.

Dice the potatoes to make sure they cook fast – that’s the key to having them ready in 3 minutes.

Put the diced potatoes in the Instant Pot and add 1 cup of water. The water should just cover the potatoes. Then add salt and stir.

Close the lid and cook for 3 minutes. You’ll have to click on manual and set the time to 3.

Once it’s done I usually wait a few minutes before opening the lid to make sure it’s naturally depressurized. However, if I’m in a hurry I just do a quick release, which means you let the pressure out.

Drain the water from the Instant Pot before making the mashed potatoes.

I have a small baby so I always set aside some potatoes for her and then make mashed potatoes with the remaining potatoes. Tip: make the mashed potatoes in the Instant Pot so you have less dishes to wash afterwards.

Add the butter and start mashing the potatoes. You can mash them with a fork or a masher but I’ve found that using a hand mixer is the fastest way to get them done. Once they’re almost all mashed, add the milk and salt. Taste a few times while adding the salt to make sure they taste right to you.

Keep mashing them until they have the texture you like.

Serve just plain or garnish with a little bit of parsley and/or parmesan cheese. Enjoy!

This recipe is going to change your life, especially if you love mashed potatoes as much as we do. Now in only a few minutes you can add this tasty side to any dish.

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Comments

Hi….I saw your post and had a question. I mash my potatoes with a hand mixer, I just got an Instant Pot and was wondering if using a hand mixer (I have the one with the two beaters) if this would scratch the inside of the Stainless Steel Pot and if it did would it still function properly? Thanks for this post!

Thanks for the reply! Well I went ahead and invested in an Immersion Blender and it has a masher attachment. So now I can mash to my hearts content right in the Instant Pot! Also bought the Immersion Blender to be able to more easily do soups that need to be pureed! LOL

Ahhhh, you just gave all the judges on Chopped (a Food Network cooking show) a heart attack. They always say to NEVER use the mixer to mash your potatoes….they say it makes them gluey. Personally, I’ve done it many times. I just wanted to let you know in case you see one of them coming. Run! LOL

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